Pope chose Tapit to sire the filly's first foal.

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Furthermore, new developments in the field of microbiology seem to suggest that the mare lineage may be fare more important than the sire which is the opposite operating approach to breeding taken by most breeders.

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"Sire, do not talk to me of small projects, " said the Great Cham of baroque architecture, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, to Louis XIV after the Sun King lured him to Paris.

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Afterwards he strolls out to the paddock to congratulate the Clydesdale sire, as fireworks explode overhead.

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She drove her dog 10 hours to Canada for a sire.

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The band soon found a fan in legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel and were then signed to the major record label Sire Records by Seymour Stein, the man responsible for signing Madonna a few years later.

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This requirement is something EASILY fulfilled by a commercial venture (avoid COST of an outside stud service) A legitimate breeder can direct an astute buyer to the owner of the sire if it is not (in most cases) on the premises.

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One new American sire should be ready this year, Tolouse Biscay's Sapphire, known as Tug to the familiar.

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In addition to Big Drama, the farm stands Leroidesanimaux, champion male turf horse in 2005 and sire of 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, who won the Eclipse Award for champion 3-year-old.

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